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I always thought he said "shouldnt"

I think its just cause we cant see his mouth or his facial expression. I dont really find any difference from when he speaks anywhere else. Though its also true that I dont even notice different accents in English speakers....

I think no harm is intended when reviews compare him to other artists/songs. If I want people to understand how a song sounds I would also mention other song/artist. But just to make sure people understand what I mean...

LOL Ill try to keep myself alive so you dont need to create me again.

:lmfao: I just read "Mika and ME!" and I was like "wow, Dani, you look like a dog now... :aah:"

Mika, the lebanese/british singer has come to Madrid to promote his new album "TOOL", and he feels pleased to answer to one of our questions. Know that the Fab Four opened a door from where he himself slipped in through. So, after getting surprised by the fact that it´s already 50 years since "Love Me Do" was released, he explains step by step the reasons of his choices. 1.Blackbird. This is the deffinitive song about freedom. It talks about racism, in an abstract way so that it gets even more power. It talks about freedom but not in a politic-ish way. 2.Taxman. I like it cause it has that brutal realism from the North England, that sense of humour. The Beatles were the best creating fantasies based on real life. I love that wink that seems to say: "do you trust the taxman or you rather scape when he arrives?" 3.I am the Walrus. This one also has a part of the sense of humour in Taxman. I adore it. It´s in my list for sure. 4.She Loves You. But its german version. It´s so bizarre... I love it. 5.Yellow Submarine. I know people doesn´t give a damn about Ringo, but the way he sings this song is awesome. The sound is wonderful and it´s so idiosyncratic.... By the way he showed his aversion for "Ticket To Ride".

I´ll translate it

Just.Listened.Stardust.

Queridos menores de edad de este país: Yo personalmente acabo de mandar un email a la sala Riviera de Madrid para pedir que de alguna manera dejen entrar a menores de edad. La cosa me salió bien en Benidorm y conseguimos que con una autorización de los padres y un adulto que los acompañara, los menores pudieran entrar. Acabo de mandar un mensaje a los mods del foro para ver si desde el club se puede hacer más fuerza. Quiero que quede claro, QUE ESTO NO ES MI OBLIGACIÓN NI LA DEL FORO. Como bien sabéis, Mika sabe que los menores no pueden entrar y él mismo dijo que no se puede hacer nada. Así que yo no os aseguro nada. Tan sólo que os déis cuenta de que nosotros lo intentamos, que nadie nos paga por el tiempo este que perdemos, ni por el teléfono que gastamos intentando solucionar esto. Por lo tanto, una vez más, desde mi posición os pido que valoréis al foro como se merece, y a la gente que trabajamos PARA vosotros (sobre todo los moderadores), y que el foro está aquí no sólo para sacaros las castañas del fuego cuando os hacemos falta. Aquí estamos para COMPARTIR. Que no sé qué coño pasa últimamente que en vez de compartir las cosas, cada uno se las manda por privado a sus mejores amigos del alma. Si todos hacemos eso, que sepáis que el que pierde es Mika. Nada más. Espero que esto de la autorización funcione.

I don´t even believe he is gay

It happened the last two times he was there too. I don´t remember if it was in the first one or in the second, when Pablo asked him to sing he looked a bit disappointed and just sang a couple of lines. Then, Pablo encouraged him and he finally sang a bit more, but as... dunno how to explain... as if it weren´t his intention at all to sing in that show. Odd, I know... Even when Pablo asked him to sing, he replied "cabrón"... which means b*stard... I have no idea why, tbh.

If I only had known You can´t say "God Bless you" and then add the ":mf_rosetinted:" smilie, you know??

And don´t misinterpret me... it´s a matter of discrimination

NO WAY!!! I just want Mika to be fair to the rest and be naked too

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL So he found a fanboy!!! :lmfao: That explains a lot Anyway, there´s only one thing that disappoints me in this magazine... Mika is the only guy DRESSED!!!!! FFS Mika!!!!!!

@Christine Whoa!! Never would have guessed that floors could be 4+!!!! why that high?!?! Mika must be the tallest guy in London and he is not even 2 metres tall Ok, I understand now that the windows are not small. It´s just that the first floors´ windows are HUGE and so, in comparison, the one in the highest level seems small. Thank you!

Dont know why they didn´t upload the 6th part to their channel, but smokesignal pasted here the youtube vid, (two posts below), so you can see the full show.

Nothing compared with being a mod This is once per year, and being a mod is 24/7 356 days per year

Dressed as a dandy and following the rythm of his own voice, Mika relaxes a bit from a promotion which had him sleeping in Berling, waking up in Madrid and that will lead him to Paris, Brusels... something he couldn´t even imagine back then when he was a shy teenager who found in the music he wrote his own shelter. In 2007 the revolution arrived. Musical press at his feet, and sold out gigs. An inclasificable artist was born. Mika: I got my first job as a singer when I was 11. By that time I sang opera and slept in the back of my father´s car. Now I do it in hotels, but my mom is still determined to come with me on tour. Now he wants us to celebrate, and he brings us 14 songs where sadness is avoided Mika: I know it sounds crazy but the only thing I´m afraid of is not feeling alive. Not being angry or happy, or everything that goes in between. In November he will perform in Madrid and Barcelona. His purpose: to make us enjoy it as much as possible.

I´ll translate it. I´m already used to

@Christine OK, it was third floor!! (oh well, they actually call it fourth floor). Now that I´ve seen the pic I remembered why I thought it was only second floor, it was cause I was talking to someone (can´t remember who) and we thought that the window from that floor was too little as to let a person sit on it and we thought it must have been from the one below. Sorry, it was like ages ago and I´m getting old

Part 5: PM: It´s very easy to do the same all the time, but you always try to find new sounds.. M: yes. PM: ...in fact you did a version of Celebrate with a vegetables orchestra. M: Yes, a vegetables orchestra. PM: And today we´ve prepared for you a human piano, so you can play it, so you can get inspired. Let this giant artefact come out. *piano is out* Come with me, please. This is the piano *Mika laughs* and we need you to put this ring that will connect you, so you can play it. *Mika puts the ring* *touches one of the guys* *it actually sounds * M: WOW *Mika plays a bit* M: Wow, it´s awesome! (he says that in English) *They explain now that he needs to touch those guy´s skin* *They play it for a bit* *Mika plays it even with his nose* PM: OK, please, let the man in black in!!! -------------- Part 6 lipdub I don´t remember if it was here or in twitter, I told you yesterday that this was live. Well, my apologies. It was recorded and it went wrong. My friends were there (doing the lipdub) and they told me "it went wrong, this recording is not valid" so I thought that they were going to do it live. But no, they recorded it again. So, even if it seems it was live, it wasn´t. It was recorded before the show. MB-- man in black MB: You asked me to do something with Mika´s single, Celebrate. PM: Yes MB: And I´ve decided to do the most difficult thing we´ve ever done in El Hormiguero. PM: oh, fine, fine, I think it´s fine. MB: We need to make almost 500 people agree to make a lipdub with his single, only in one shot and with only one camera. PM: It´s difficult to make two people agree, let alone 500!! *lipdub* Please, look at Mika´s face when he finished playing the piano, how he looks at the man in black... like saying "did I do it fine?" Anyway... that´s all. I can´t find the last part, but I remember Pablo was standing next to Mika and said "Mika is a big guy inside, but also outside... LOOK HOW HIGH HIS MICROPHONE IS!!! WHY PEOPLE ARE SO TALL?!?!" Then Mika sings GK and everything´s over I hope you foreign people enjoyed it as much as we Spaniards did.

And now, I´ll translate the rest of the show and Ta Dah!! Done. Give me a couple of minutes

Here you are part 4 too. Marian translated it. It´s me posting this cause she´s working now. But all the credits in this one are for her. PARTE 4 PM: Trancas and Barrancas!! what do you have for Mika? B: wow, this is so cool, I love your new album TOOL, a very beautiful name, because the origin of love can be a look, a smile... T: an afterhours, chloroform, it can be anything B: a lot of things T: Mika we know you have good hear, you sing very well, have good smell (the scent) but we want to try your visual acuity, with a section called.... (something like magnifying glass) B: it's very easy, ok? we'll show you pics from people you know M: yes B: but they are twisted, and you have to find out who it is before we show up, alright? T: let's see the first one, those are a lips, they go smaller, you had very nice conversations with this person M: stops!! T: who do you think it is? M: Adele?? (XDDD) T: no B: noo, let's go on M: I dont like the ...( lips) PM: is a friend of yours M: a friend of mine? T: go on, go on M: the nose T: go on M: ah! Madonna PM: the next one T: we had start for her nose, a big nose that gives her personality B: but look at the screen or you won't realize who it is!! PM: go faster please (to the ants) B: you can see her painted face M: stop! Gaga B: the next one is very special, because is one of your best friends T: it could be the king of.... M: Miss piggy!! PM: Miss Piggy no, but it could be (the ants mime to the spanish king) M: oooh!! Prince Charles, but he's not my friend PM: yes, it's not his friend, you just put it because it's british

Thank you!! You all can queue and we´ll be right back to sign some autographs :aah: Nah, for me it´s a pleasure. I love to read the translations of the interviews done in foreign languages, so I think it´s our obligation to help others when it´s in Spanish.